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4 prominent Taliban commanders killed in East of Afghanistan
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least four prominent commanders of the Taliban group were killed during an operation in eastern NangarharThe unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said the Taliban capos were identified as Naeem Khalid, Mohammad Arif, Al Badar and Abdul Rahman. According to a statement by MoI, the Taliban capos were killed along with several others Death Eaters during a clash in Hesarak district. The statement further added over all 21 Taliban Lions of Islam were killed and 27 others were maimed. The Afghan cops also confiscated 3 PK machine guns, 3 Ak-47 rifles, 1 rocket launchers and some ammunition and explosives from the miliants, MoI added. The Talibs group has not commented regarding the report so far. Hesarak is among the relatively volatile districts in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan where the Taliban Lions of Islam and Death Eaters belonging to the other krazed killer groups are actively operating. The Talibs launched a coordinated attack on Hesarak district earlier this week but the security officials said the attack was repulsed by the Afghan forces. Posted by: Fred 2016-08-23 |
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